Director of Design

• Mar 2021 - Present

• Responsible for overseeing design renovations at 7 multi-family properties.• Develop and manage complex project timelines, workloads, cross-functional teams, and project objectives to ensure all elements stay on track.• Manage trend research, evaluate local markets and create competitive property enhancement strategies. • Wrote and implemented the company’s first Master Design Manual, aligning departments to set projects up for success.• Strategically prioritize design enhancements, increasing monthly revenues cumulatively by over 22% and increasing property sale values by over $2M+ in less than three years. • Consistently evaluate project costs to minimize change orders and use of contingency budgets while adhering to strict timelines.• Partner with marketing department to utilize design plans and renderings to enhance branding and marketing strategies.• Produce and manage interior design of company President’s personal homes.• Lead weekly design meetings for all company-owned properties that strengthen relationships amongst a variety of team members including contractors, architects, vendors, leasing agents and procurement teams.• Foresee and assess risks to minimize bottlenecks and maximize project workflow.

Manager of Special Projects

• Mar 2020 - Mar 2021

Gallery Design Leader

• Mar 2018 - Dec 2019

As the Design Leader of a multi-million dollar interior design gallery, "I eat last." Having always embraced a servant leadership mindset, when it comes to guiding and cultivating my team; their needs, dreams and goals come before my own. Not only do I empower a high performing team to be the trend-setters in the world of interior design, I also perform a number of leadership responsibilities. Some of which include:- Leading educational and inspirational daily team meetings.- Removing obstacles for my team, allowing them to maintain momentum and maintain a luxury client experience .- Hiring, training, and supervising a 24 person design team and overall gallery team of 50. - Increasing incremental revenues by $4M+ over two years.- Developing and evolving a training and development course for three design level positions.- Supporting the launch of the company's highest grossing gallery in New York.

Associate Gallery Leader; Operations

• Oct 2016 - Mar 2018

In addition to leading, mentoring and coaching a gallery team of 50+ associates as Operations Leader I oversaw a wide range of operational responsibilities.- Piloted the deployment of a new design software system before it was be implemented enterprise-wide.- Optimized the back-of-house and supply policies for efficiency and savings.- Performed weekly walk-thru evaluations and oversaw the completion of all necessary facility needs- Interfaced with senior leadership and home office facilities teams for coordination of any facility repairs- Responsible for maintaining impeccable quality standards throughout the entire 45,000 square foot gallery

Store Director

• Mar 2013 - Oct 2016

During my tenure at Anthropologie, I held a variety of roles with a wide breadth of responsibilities. I grew from a part-time sales associate to being the store director of a multi-million dollar store in the heart of Los Angeles. During that time I also oversaw three lower-volume locations in Pasadena, Thousand Oaks, and Santa Monica, CA. I worked closely with the District Director, conducted weekly meetings to coach and develop sales strategies and adopted a digital scheduling program . With the support of my leadership team, I turned the flagship store around from -26% to a +2% against quotas within four months and saved 12% in payroll costs by restructuring and streamlining responsibilities.

Operations Manager

• Apr 2009 - Mar 2014

Senior Project Manager

• Nov 2002 - Feb 2009

Advanced from floral designer to account manager overseeing 40% of the company’s accounts. Recruited and hired staff, improved payroll and scheduling, introduced customer service policies. Managed operations including expense reporting, accounts payable, and supply sourcing. Advanced from floral designer to account manager overseeing 40% of the company’s accounts. Recruited and hired staff, improved payroll and scheduling, introduced customer service policies. Managed operations including expense reporting, accounts payable, and supply sourcing.